Halloween Haul

Yes even adults get candy from everywhere. I might go through them as I eat them.

From a table at work.

From a co-worker.

From vendors around work.

Cool Ranch Doritos Chips

The holy grail of tortilla chips is cool ranch. It is like dry dip on each chip. The whole things taste artificial, as

it can never be found in nature, but who cares it is great.

I really have to force myself to eat an apple or two just like that I do not stuff myself with these chips. That side of me that wants to eat healthier will lose if these chops are around. Thanks to their partnership with Taco Bell there is a resurgence in cool ranch flavors and that is a good thing. If they can make a cool ranch breading for chicken I would be thrilled.

One day I will make kale chips and abandon all these pre-packaged goods. Hopefully my heart will not give out before then.

At $4.29 per large bag they are expensive but usually a local pharmacy/convenience store has them on sale for 2/$5.00 so keep an eye out. Often when chips are needed for a party these are ideal to get.

Recommendation: Buy it if you can.

PopCorners Kettle Popped Corn Chips

Just awful. I did not want you to wait for a full review to say how awful tasting these were.

PopCorners are pressed popcorn triangles coated in different flavors. While I cannot judge an entire line of products by one flavor this was not a good introduction. Kettle flavor is an awful mixture of super sweet popcorn and some odd salty powder on top.

There is slight hint that this could be a great tasting snack but this has the texture of a bad rice cake. I was expecting a salty snack but this is more of a sweet treat. Claiming to be all natural and gluten free are just buzzwords that I ignore. This is just a bag of sugar and salt.

PopCorners at Amazon are about $2.00 per bag but since these are relatively new they have been giving free samples across the country. I suggest taste-testing before committing.

Recommendation: Avoid it for goodness sake.

LAY'S Classic Potato Chips

Compared to every other healthy chip I reviewed these greasy bags of salt were the best. Classic LAY'S Potato Chips are the standard to which all chips strive to be. Made with potatoes, vegetable oils, and salt they need nothing else. This small contains 10-15% of your bad choices for the day but it may be worth it.

There is a perfect grease to crisp ratio that few chip makers can match. Since they are more or less natural the chances of finding brown or black chips is high, although the smaller bags contain less bad chips.

The website over at Frito-Lay gives lots of information and nutritional facts. I know what the foodies may say about such a name brand item but good is good, mass production means little to my taste buds. If I could make them at home I would.

Recommendation: Buy it if you can.

Avocado Oil Potato Chips Sea Salt

From the same people who brought you the Olive Oil Potato Chips Rosemary I reviewed last time this is the Avocado Sea Salt chip. Good Health Natural Products markets this with all the health benefits of Avocado oil.

Avocado oil has lots of good fats and vitamin E but that is usually best when applied to your skin. So maybe after eating these chips I should have rubbed my face to get my money's worth. Still they had a good flavor that was not to salty or greasy. That kettle style was still annoying but that is expected when not using corn oil to fry stuff.

At $2.50 a bag it is in line with other chips but it does have 50% vitamin C which again is not bad for a snack. I like the few Good Health Natural Products chips but they lack that intense flavor I get from name brand chips.

Recommendation: Buy it if you can.

Olive Oil Potato Chips Rosemary

I do love chips even if I am not a big snacker. I promise I will start to review real food soon. Until then here is another bag of chips I recently picked up. Good Health Natural Products Olive Oil Potato Chips Rosemary is a long name for bag that is half empty.

Were I a real foodie I would have a bowl of the chips displayed too.

The chips are made kettle style meaning they are thicker and more crisp, translation means extra fried. They had a good crispness without cutting your mouth like other kettle chips. The top chips barely had any rosemary but the bottom ones were overwhelmed with it. I guess shaking the bag a bit may help but these were very unevenly seasoned. They are reasonable greasy and overall I enjoyed them but they are not my favorites.

Available in more locations than I thought and online these Good Health Kettle Style Olive Oil Potato Chips go for about $2.50 per 5 ounces. The website actually has a lot of information from preparation to nutritional info. Heavy in salt and fat is expected these are chips of course, surprising is the 20% Vitamin C guessing from the rosemary. Four ingredients potatoes, rosemary, sea salt, and olive oil make it all-natural.

Recommendation: Buy it if you can.

Regine's Multigrain Tangy Ranch

Regine's Multigrain Tangy Ranch pita chips are actually quite good. Claiming to be all-natural they are with 7 grains, rye, wheat, oats, barley, corn, sesame seed, and flaxseed. They are crunchy but not like rocks which tends to happen with pita chips. I cannot quite place the tangy flavor and did not read the ingredients so all I can say is that they are sharp and does not require dip.

Pita chips and hummus have been making quite a splash lately and these chips would be great with bland hummus. This is an American made product although the Regine website is lacking nutritional information. Available at $2.50 or less they can be hard to find but I did pick up a bag a Home Goods.

Recommendation: Buy it if you can.